Dress code dictates styles for students
By MEGAN THOMAS
Express Staff Writer
Leslie Riemann, left, and Alexa Turzian find the school district?s dress code a challenge with today?s teen fashions. Turzian wears the green T-shirt provided by the school because her outfit violated the dress code. Express photo by Megan Thomas
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With bright mini skirts and exposed midriffs dominating the teen fashion scene, what is a high school student to do?
Last year, Wood River High School students staged a sit-in protest against the school?s dress code. But a year later most students accept the rules and dress accordingly, said Wood River High Principal Graham Hume.
According to students, who want to comply with the rules, dressing and shopping in accordance with school standards presents a challenge.
?It?s the style and fashion today. It?s hard to shop for clothes with the dress code in mind,? Anneka Preston, a high school junior, said.
This season layered mini skirts and tank tops dominate the teen fashion scene.
?This was the longest skirt I could find,? Alexa Turzian a high school sophomore, explained. Her baby blue mini skirt passed the school?s policy that requires skirts, dresses and shorts to be fingertip length or longer when a student is standing with arms at her sides.
Leslie Riemann, a senior, also wore a light pink mini skirt that met school standards. She commented that some teachers are too strict with the policies.
?They are too extreme with it,? she said.
?Some teachers are a lot more picky than others,? Turzian added.
According to the students, teachers most often cite students for exposed midriffs. The rules require midriffs to be covered at all times.
On Wednesday, Turzian experienced the repercussions of the dress code. A teacher cited the sophomore for violating the midriff rule. Turzian wore an oversized green T-shirt provided by the school to cover up her shirt that did not meet the schools standards.
Across the back of the shirt is printed, ?Dress for Success.? Despite the hurdle of being in style and complying with the rules, students acknowledged the dress code needs to exist.
?I am more comfortable with the dress code in place,? Preston said. ?I understand the school wants to bring a professional tone into the classroom.?
